I have so much mint I don’t know what to do! Well, I do know. I made a batch of mint jelly to keep in the pantry for later use. I put mint leaves in my ice cube trays, filled them with water, and voila! they can be added to ice tea, lemonade, or gin and tonic. Put a handfull of mint springs in a pot with equal parts of sugar and water, bring to a boil, remove it from the heat, then let it steep. Strain out the mint leaves and store the mint-flavored sugar water in clean, airtight containers in the ‘fridge. Great to use to make mint juleps. A few snipped mint leaves sprinkled on sliced tomatoes—very refreshing!

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